Government not responsible for dog menace in Sitapur, says UP cabinet minister Suresh Khanna

Government not responsible for dog menace in Sitapur, says UP cabinet minister Suresh Khanna

Children in many villages have stopped going to schools after 14 kids were killed brutally by stray dogs in Sitapur

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Neelanshu Shukla

Lucknow

May 27, 2018

UPDATED: May 27, 2018 18:47 IST

The state government cannot be held responsible for stray dogs attacking children in Sitapur district, says UP cabinet minister.(Photo/ANI)

HIGHLIGHTS

Khanna’s remark has come after 14 kids were killed brutally by stray dogs

Children in many villages have stopped going to schools

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also visited Sitapur

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Suresh Khanna has sparked a controversy by saying that the state government cannot be held responsible for stray dogs attacking children in Sitapur district.

"If an animal enters somewhere and bites someone, how is the government and the administration responsible?" state urban development minister Suresh Khanna told media in Varanasi.

Khanna's remark has come after 14 kids were killed brutally by stray dogs in villages falling under Khairabad block in Sitapur.

More than a dozen children have also sustained injuries. Children in many villages have stopped going to schools. The farmers living in the villages are also reluctant to go work in the field.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also visited Sitapur to meet the bereaved families.

After Yogi Adityanath's strict instruction to immediately curb the dog menace, night vision binoculars and drones were used by the district administration and expert team to catch the feral canines.

Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav also targeted the government for boasting about encounter spree in the state at a time when innocent kids are being mauled by dogs in Sitapur.

Defending the insensitive remark made by Suresh Khanna , UP BJP spokesperson and co-media in charge Alok Awasthi said, "CM visited Sitapur taking serious note of dog menace. The government and district administration took various effective measures to curb the attacks. Suresh Khanna is a senior leader, he has either been misquoted or misinterpreted," added Awasthi.